Small freight house drawings in N, HO, S, and O scales

A small Pennsylvania RR freight house

Small freight houses were once a common sight in rural towns across North America. Built in the early 20th century, they provided a link for less-than-carload-lot (LCL) and full carload shipments between the railroad and its local customers. This freight house served Montour Falls, a small community about two miles south of Watkins Glen, N.Y., […]

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Building Bay Junction part 15

Davi Popp and Andy Sperandeo next to layout

The town of Williams Bay takes shape on the HO scale Bay Junction project. Model Railroader associate editor Steve Otte shows some of the scratchbuilt interior buildings that he made for a block of structures from a Walthers Merchant’s Row kit. On the opposite end of the layout, executive editor Andy Sperandeo installed a kitbashed […]

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Building Bay Junction 17

Cody Grivno next to layout

Lots of work is taking place on the Model Railroader staff’s Bay Junction model train layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno has installed his United Cooperative grain elevator, while senior editor Dana Kawala describes building the fertilizer plant that will be located in front of the scene. Managing editor David Popp will also show how the […]

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ExactRail HO scale deck plate girder bridge

ExactRail HO scale deck plate girder bridge

ExactRail HO scale deck plate girder bridge Price: $44.95 (late version), $36.95 (early version and kits) ManufacturerExactRail LLC1053 South 1675 WestOrem, Utah 84058www.exactrail.com Era: 1920s to present Comments: This assembled plastic model from ExactRail makes it easy to add a highly detailed deck plate girder bridge to an HO scale layout. The bridge is 72 […]

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